New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-26
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mthered at Unions grocery awaiting
Se arrival of the mail during the late
IWorm. The boat was late in starting
iSlt that morning, and ali knew it's ar
IsFal would be quite delayed and
2me time elapse before the mail was
-adV for distribution, so, adjusting
ms quld, one OF the captains remark
A# on the height OF the waves then
-undering on the beach, which led the
conversation into the height of waves
Z Cape Horn and the Cape OF Good
Mge. Each one in turn told what he
Sgarded the biggest yarn, when one OF
lie old salts, after making O. "dead
Got" into the middle OF the spittoon,
i'd
L saw wave once off Cape Good
-Ppe. We were scuddin' before the
nd in a heavy gale. I was standin'
4 When the ship went off, and I could
2 the next wave as high as the bow.
crinkle ofthe topsel.' This reused
q fourth and oldest sailor of the
Jrty, who, having adjusted his quid
. the port side, related the following
SaaEiing and wonderful incident:
IN the year 1857 was in the good
ZIP Minstrel, homeward bound from
fila and just off the Cape of Good
ppe an accident happened I shall
fer forget. For several days we
ID blowing and gloomy weather, and
fadd to the gloom my steward was
crazy and I had him below in
Eans. put in his place the cabin boy,
Upright lad who had shippad with me,
III belonged to Cleveland, o.
LIP were beating by the cape, with
Rad southwest, blowing a gale. ]
Sas IN my room preparing for break
III about 7:3O, when heard the cry
fan overboard!' You all know who
we been on the water the feelin
Wen Ole of our little number steps
TNslth so short q notice. My first
$ught was, 1T is brother Henry,
y all sailors have q superstition
II BIT when two brothers sail on a. shir
5tIt one will come home alive. Twas
5deck in an instant, but every man
Ithe ship was there before me and
I'd thrown overheard anything they
8tought would help save the man
l5t these were of no advantage to a
Epd swimmer, and would only has
Ip the drowning Of a man who couldn't
Jim.
Hit appears that the cabin-boy
lid gone to the cook house for the
seakfast, and the ship at that un
fsky moment went down into one
athe heavy seas which swept the
I .Tb and took him ever the side.
h@hed the deck just in time to see
sh pass the quarter, aud it seemed
Il me | never saw the ship fly through
sh water so swiftly. The boy was
4 brave, cool lad, and I could see that
d was battling manfully with the
RSves. p, No boat could live in snch E
Nt, and there was but one chance il
SEhousand to save him; that was tx
Eek ship. OF course this depended
j the boys keepin' above the waves
VITO wear around would bring the
! p SO far to le'ward OF the boy that
8, human aid could save him. There
5 no time to think much, so I gave
, order: Bout ship every man tt
~sstation.' Sailors you know, arr
nssI1lz to feel, and in cases like this art
lick to act. was proud OF my ship
q felt that she had no superior anc
N5 few equals in her sailn' qualities
- being under short sail and a high
was very much against US. How
Mr., | watched for a. smooth time
81, as by magic, she came up ano
hlt around. Invent up the mizzer
N,ln', and could see where the boy OF
hat vas BY the large flock Of cape
H5ons 4 y:iiing over him as they dc
- en- anything is thrown from the
.. Being now te Windward of him
8 could shape OUR course direct fol-
IN but how to get near enough tc
81 him i'll passing and not let the
10 strike him Was the next problem
s;oIve. While standin' on the raj
Il guidfss' the ship it occurred to m'
It ii the boy was weak he could no
IA on to a rope if it reached him
aLerIered a number Of men to b
over the side secured by stron
hes fastened to the mast dashed t,
waist Of the ship. You know
A. Linton, that merchantmen al
Nys carry spars dashed securely t.
81. side, SO hoped these men coul
Sch him as the ship passed.
aIed out in firm voice, Boys dom
4 miss him. and they knew frol
way Isaid 1T I meant it. He wa
Mw drawing near, and the ship fyin
I Ter the water. The man in The for
fains missed hina, then the next ma
Al the next, and an audible groa
HIT up from every one. The fourt
II I'm in the mixueu chains was a stron
Hght fellow ,amd with nay heart in m
Goat saw hln, place his feet agains
e, ships side and push himself o
I'm the shnp just as the boy came u
wave sSavedT hurrahed the me1
rs they hauled him on board. Nov
81 know Ut took q, great deal (
ength for that young man to cato
"a hold the boy as fast as the shi
Us going through the water. II
III, after getting on deck shook hin
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